References by Sharaf, M. R.
Mohamed, S.; Zalat, S.; Fadl, H.; Gadalla, S.; Sharaf, M. 2001. Taxonomy of ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) collected by pitfall traps from Sinai and Delta region, Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Natural History 3:40-61. PDF
Fadl, H. H.; Bakr, R. F.; Badawy, R. M.; Sharaf, M. R. 2007. Six new species of ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Egypt. Proceedings of the Second International Conference of the Entomological Society of Egypt 1:235-249. PDF
Sharaf, M. R. 2007a. Monomorium dentatum sp. n., a new ant species from Egypt (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) related to the fossulatum-group. Zoology in the Middle East 41:93-98. PDF
Sharaf, M. R. 2007b. [Untitled. New species attributed to Sharaf.]. Pp. 237-244 in: Fadl, H. H.; Bakr, R. F.; Badawy, R. M.; Sharaf, M. R. 2007. Six new species of ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Egypt. Proceedings of the Second International Conference of the Entomological Society of Egypt 1:235-249. PDF
Sharaf, M. R. 2009. A new ant species of the Technomyrmex albipes-group from Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Fauna of Arabia 24:211-216. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Taylor, B.; Klingenberg, C. 2009. Ants of the genus Solenopsis Westwood, 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Egypt with a description of the worker castes of S. cooperi Donisthorpe, 1947. Zootaxa 2004:49-58. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Taylor, B. 2009. The queen of Monomorium dentatum Sharaf, 2007 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 45:95-96. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Collingwood, C. A. 2010. [Untitled. Monomorium moathi Sharaf & Collingwood sp. n.]. Pp. 38-39 in: Aldawood, S. A.; Sharaf, M. R.; Collingwood, C. A. 2010. Monomorium moathi sp. n., a new ant species from Yemen (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) related to the salomonis-group. Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences 3 (2):37-42. PDF
Aldawood, S. A.; Sharaf, M. R.; Collingwood, C. A. 2010. Monomorium moathi sp. n., a new ant species from Yemen (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) related to the salomonis-group. Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences 3 (2):37-42. PDF
Aldawood, S. A.; Sharaf, M. R.; Taylor, B. 2011. First record of the myrmicine ant genus Carebara Westwood, 1840 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with description of a new species, C. abuhurayri sp. n. ZooKeys 92:61-69. PDF
Aldawood, A. S.; Sharaf, M. R. 2011. Monomorium dryhimi sp. n., a new ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the M. monomorium-group from Saudi Arabia, with a key to the Arabian Monomorium monomorium-group. ZooKeys 106:47-54. 10.3897/zookeys.106.1390 PDF
Collingwood, C. A.; Agosti, D.; Sharaf, M. R.; van Harten, A. 2011. Order Hymenoptera, family Formicidae. Arthropod Fauna of the UAE 4:405-474. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2011. First occurrence of Solenopsis Westwood 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species S. saudiensis n. sp. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (n.s.) 47:474-479. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; Taylor, B. 2011. The formicine ant genus Plagiolepis Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of two new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 137:203-215. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Collingwood, C. A.; Aldawood, A. S. 2011. Technomyrmex montaseri sp. n., a new ant species of the T. gibbosus-group from Oman (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with a key to the Technomyrmex species of the Arabian Peninsula. ZooKeys 108:11-19. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2011. Plagiolepis juddi Sharaf & Aldawood sp. n. P. 206 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; Taylor, B. 2011. The formicine ant genus Plagiolepis Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of two new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 137:203-215. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2011. Carebara abuhurayri Sharaf & Aldawood, sp. n. Pp. 63-65 in: Aldawood, S. A.; Sharaf, M. R.; Taylor, B. 2011. First record of the myrmicine ant genus Carebara Westwood, 1840 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with description of a new species, C. abuhurayri sp. n. ZooKeys 92:61-69. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2011. Plagiolepis boltoni Sharaf & Aldawood sp. n. Pp. 204-205 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; Taylor, B. 2011. The formicine ant genus Plagiolepis Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of two new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 137:203-215. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; Taylor, B. 2012. A new ant species of the genus Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with a revised key to the Arabian species. PLoS ONE 7 (2):e30811. 10.1371/journal.pone.0030811 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2012a. Ants of the genus Solenopsis Westwood 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species, Solenopsis elhawagryi. PLoS ONE 7 (11):e49485. 0.1371/journal.pone.0049485 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; El-Hawagry, M. S. 2012a. A new ant species of the genus Tapinoma (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with a key to the Arabian species. ZooKeys 212:35-43. 10.3897/zookeys.212.3325 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; El-Hawagry, M. S. 2012b. First record of the ant subfamily Aenictinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 228:39-49. 10.3897/zookeys.228.3559 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2012b. Tetramorium amalae Sharaf & Aldawood n. sp. Pp. 2-5 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; Taylor, B. 2012. A new ant species of the genus Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with a revised key to the Arabian species. PLoS ONE 7 (2):e30811. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2012c. Tapinoma wilsoni Sharaf & Aldawood, sp. n. Pp. 38-40 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; El-Hawagry, M. S. 2012a. A new ant species of the genus Tapinoma (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with a key to the Arabian species. ZooKeys 212:35-43. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2012d. Aenictus arabicus Sharaf & Aldawood, sp. n. Pp. 42-45 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; El-Hawagry, M. S. 2012b. First record of the ant subfamily Aenictinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 228:39-49. PDF
Sharaf, M. R. 2013. Tetramorium saudicum Sharaf sp. n. Pp. 574-575 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Abdel-Dayem, M. S.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S. 2013. The ants (Hymenoptera:formicidae) of Rawdhat Khorim Nature Preserve, Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species of the genus Tetramorium Mayr. Zootaxa 3709 (6):565-580. PDF
Sharaf, M. R. 2013. Carebara fayrouzae Sharaf, sp. n. Pp. 75-80 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2013b. The ant genus Carebara Westwood in the Arabian Peninsula (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 357:67-83. PDF
El-Hawagry, M. S.; Khalil, M. W.; Sharaf, M. R.; Fadl, H. H.; Aldawood, A. S. 2013. A preliminary study on the insect fauna of Al-Baha Province, Saudi Arabia, with descriptions of two new species. ZooKeys 274:1-88. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Abdel-Dayem, M. S.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S. 2013. The ants (Hymenoptera:formicidae) of Rawdhat Khorim Nature Preserve, Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species of the genus Tetramorium Mayr. Zootaxa 3709 (6):565-580. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2013a. First occurrence of the Monomorium hildebrandti-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of a new species M. kondratieffi n. sp. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 115 (1):75-84. 10.4289/0013-8797.115.1.75 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Monomorium elghazalyi Monomorium elghazalyi Sharaf & Aldawood, 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Anochetus annetteae Anochetus annetteae Sharaf, 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Temnothorax arabicus Temnothorax arabicus Sharaf & Akbar, 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys polaszeki Leptogenys polaszeki Sharaf & Akbar, 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Nesomyrmex zaheri Nesomyrmex zaheri Sharaf et al., 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Monomorium mohammedi Monomorium mohammedi Sharaf & Hita Garcia, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Aphaenogaster asmaae Messor asmaae Sharaf, 2018 Species Valid
Aphaenogaster sarae Pheidole sarae Sharaf, 2018 Species Valid
Parasyscia rifati Parasyscia rifati Sharaf & Akbar, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys bhartii Leptogenys bhartii Wachkoo et al., 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Meranoplus mosalahi Meranoplus mosalahi Sharaf, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Temnothorax almeqeri Temnothorax almeqeri Sharaf, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Temnothorax elmenshawyi Temnothorax elmenshawyi Sharaf et al., 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Crematogaster gryllsi Crematogaster gryllsi Sharaf & Hita Garcia, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Crematogaster jacindae Crematogaster jacindae Sharaf & Hita Garcia, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Nesomyrmex micheleae Nesomyrmex micheleae Sharaf, 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Monomorium heggyi Monomorium heggyi Sharaf, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Monomorium khalidi Monomorium khalidi Sharaf, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Tapinoma yacoubi Tapinoma yacoubi Sharaf, 2022 Species Valid Original combination
Crematogaster ghoneimi Crematogaster ghoneimi Sharaf & Aldawood, 2022 Species Valid Original combination
Cardiocondyla hashemi Cardiocondyla hashemi Sharaf, 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Lepisiota bahrainensis Lepisiota bahrainensis Sharaf, 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 2001–2024
Taxon descriptions between 2001–2024
No. of references 93
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 58
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 47
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 52
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Sharaf, M. R. 89
Sharaf, M. 4